How Elon Musk killed Twitter
His vainglorious $44bn takeover backfired on investors, employees, users – and the world’s richest man himself.
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How Telegram fosters online extremism
The under-regulated platform lacks transparency. The Southport riots remind us why this matters.
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My addiction to vertical video
It started with TikTok. So I deleted TikTok. But then I found myself on YouTube Shorts – then Instagram Reels…
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Jay Slater and our true-crime-poisoned culture
The cruel online response to the 19-year-old’s disappearance shows how real people’s lives have become fodder for content.
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TikTok will destroy our sense of political history
The app flattens all sense of perspective on the past.
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The highs and lows of election night coverage
The principal broadcasters were professional but slow to report results as they unfolded.
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Labour can never win on TikTok
The party is at risk of losing its once-central cult of personality.
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The first TikTok election has a misinformation problem
Manipulation, deepfakes and misleading memes are rife on social media. Why is nothing being done?
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